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Household of David Sharp (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

David Sharp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sharp, born in 1826 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Sharp, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1869 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1873 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Grandson, David (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Sharp's household

Male

David

Sharp

Head
Female

Janet

Sharp

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sharp

Son
Female

Helen

Sharp

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Sharp

Son
Female

Mary

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Martha

Sharp

Daughter
Male

David

Ballantyne

Grandson
Female

Jane

Dicky

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sharp

Head

Married

55

1826

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Sharp

Wife

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sharp

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Sharp

Daughter

-

14

1867

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Sharp

Son

-

12

1869

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sharp

Daughter

-

10

1871

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Sharp

Daughter

-

8

1873

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Ballantyne

Grandson

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Dicky

Servant

-

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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